[bkepley]

"It’s a mystery why these bases were not established five years ago."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu

Not saying that's what it is I just hope they learned the lessons.

[Pikachu_Dad]

It's not much fun being the bait.

[COEXERJ145]

The main reasons the French lost at Dien Bien Phu was the lack of effective air support and that the PRC supplied 105mm artillery pieces (originally given to China by the U.S.) to Viet Minh.

The Taliban don't have artillery except for mortars and we have very effective air support.

[El Gato]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu

Not saying that's what it is I just hope they learned the lessons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khe_Sanh

They learned that lesson some time ago.